Kevin Harvick has fallen out of the Top 5 in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series, but he remains very much in the thick of things. His pursuit of more points will have to be on hold for another week, but the Bakersfield native will be trying to take home $1 million and some nifty bragging rights on Saturday in Charlotte as he competes in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
Harvick holds the No. 5 position in the starting lineup for the All-Star Race, which consists of four 20-lap segments, followed by a balls-to-the-wall, 10-lap winner-take-all finish off of pit road. Harvick and his crew will have a chance to impress and blow the doors off the rest of the field on Saturday.,
The All-Star Race has a preliminary race. The Sprint Showdown is a 40-lap race to determine two of the last three entrants into the main event. The Showdown begins at approximately 4:30 p.m. PT and the All-Star Race green flag will be at 6:12 p.m. PT. The race will air on the SPEED Network and you can listen on the Performance Racing Network's Web site. You can also check PRN's site for a list of affiliate stations in your area.
Here's the starting lineup for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race:
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Newman
- Denny Hamlin
- Greg Biffle
- Kevin Harvick
- Jimmie Johnson
- Paul Menard
- Jeff Gordon
- Tony Stewart
- Regan Smith
- Trevor Bayne
- Clint Bowyer
- Carl Edwards
- David Ragan
- Matt Kenseth
- Mark Martin
- Kurt Busch
- Marcos Ambrose
- Brad Keselowski
- Kasey Kahne
- Sprint Showdown winner
- Sprint Showdown runner-up
- Sprint Fan Vote winner
And here is the starting lineup for the Sprint Showdown:
- AJ Allmendinger
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jeff Burton
- Aric Almirola
- Landon Cassill
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Bobby Labonte
- Travis Kvapil
- David Stremme
- Casey Mears
- David Reutimann
- Joey Logano
- Stephen Leicht
- Scott Speed
- David Gilliland
- Mike Bliss
- JJ Yeley
- Jamie McMurray
- Joe Nemechek
- Josh Wise
- Tony Raines
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